December 2, 2014 Despite the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey’s injunction against the State of New Jersey concerning its sports gambling laws (or lack thereof), Monmouth Park has announced plans to soon allow for fantasy sports betting at its racetrack. Although it is currently unclear how New Jersey’s fight to […]
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December 1, 2014 On November 20, 2014, a class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against FanDuel, Inc. (“FanDuel”) alleging false advertising. The claim concerns FanDuel’s advertised “free” “dollar for dollar” fantasy sports bonus promotion. The advertised bonus promises that FanDuel will match up to
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November 20, 2014 Daily Fantasy Sports Games: The NBA Tips Off Just last week, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that it was joining Major League Baseball (MLB) in striking up a partnership with the daily fantasy sports industry’s second largest site, DraftKings, to offer an officially sponsored NHL daily fantasy sports contest. Fresh on
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November 13, 2014 Daily Fantasy Sports Games: Out of the Penalty Box in the USA? As analyzed numerous times on this blog, the legality of fantasy sports contests that require an entry fee to play, and that pay out cash prizes to winners, varies state by state, and can be considered illegal gambling in certain
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October 30, 2014 The Rise of Fantasy Sports Fantasy sports enjoys considerable popularity in the US, and the activity is fortunate to be protected under existing US gambling law; the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (‘UIGEA’) for instance contains a carve out for fantasy sport games meeting certain criteria. Developments in fantasy sports have been
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October 28, 2014 Daily Fantasy Basketball Games Set to Return The NBA season gets underway this evening and, with it, a flurry of fantasy basketball tournaments are poised to commence. Against this backdrop, this blog piece will examine one aspect of the evolving state and federal legal framework governing pay-to-play fantasy contests that offer prizes
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Daily Fantasy Sports Games As discussed numerous times on this site, the legality of fantasy sports contests that require an entry fee, and that pay out cash prizes, varies by state. Pay-to-play contests that offer prizes to winners can be considered illegal gambling under certain circumstances, depending on the jurisdiction. There is currently an exemption
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As our readers are aware, the legality of fantasy sports contests is determined by two things: 1) the laws of the individual states in which the participants are located; and 2) the rules and features of the contests themselves. In terms of federal law, the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) created a specific
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